Jangbu Sherpa, 37, is set to climb the world’s highest peak for the 16th time – this time with a mission. Sherpa, who has climbed the Mt. Everest for 15 times so far, says he will be hoisting the Khabarhub flag at the top of the world this time.
“I am extremely excited to reach the world’s highest summit with this flag this season,” Jangbu told Khabarhub after receiving the flag from Chairman of Pavilion Media, Naresh Shrestha.
Jangbu will be joining hundreds of other climbers this season at the Everest Base Camp to make a bid for the 8,848 meters tall summit.
For this famed Sherpa guide and an instructor, climbing Mt Everest, however, is a never ending dream. Therefore, he is set for the 16th ascent, this spring. This young Sherpa has been guiding foreign climbers for the last 18 years since he first ascended the world’s highest summit in 2003 as a porter and helper at the age of 21.
This season, he will be joining hundreds of climbers from several countries at the Everest Base Camp (EBC) to make a bid for the 8,848 meters tall summit.
“My excitement is beyond words that I will be hoisting this flag atop the Everest,” he said enthusiastically, holding the flag.
He has also carried five more flags of Khabarhub, which he said would be put up at five camps, including the EBC.
Jangbu said he will also inform the climbers, both domestic and foreigners, about his mission and the Khabarhub, Nepal’s digital media, which he said has been gaining wide popularity in recent times.
As a trained guide, he has led countless treks and climbs with his clients, mostly from America, Europe and Australia.
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